The book was also the basis of the 2002 movie ... Among them is the legendary ghost orchid—Dendrophylax lindenii. Leafless with bright white spindly petals on slender spikes, the flower seems ...

This haul including three ghost orchids—a story told, along with the giant-sphinx-only pollination theory, in Susan Orleans’ book The Orchid Thief and the film based on it, Adaptation.

"It’s a plant that is very well known in pop culture," added Ho. There are books and movies all about the ghost orchid, named for its white, delicate flower. They are native to the Everglades ...